ITALIAN SAUSAGE SPINACH AND RICOTTA TOASTS

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These are like bruschetta, with no tomatoes, on steroids...serve them as hearty appetizers or as a main dish with a salad. This recipe is great to use up stuff like leftover bread and ricotta cheese....I always seem to end up with a bit of ricotta cheese from other recipes! These are great to serve the football crowd.

Provided by Hey Jude

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 40m

Yield 8 slices

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 ounces bulk sweet Italian sausage links, smashed up
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry or 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 dash freshly grated nutmeg
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
8 slices Italian bread, toasted

Steps:

  • Brown sausage, stirring often, in a large skillet over medium heat until browned; add garlic and spinach and continue to cook, stirring, until spinach wilts, about 1-2 minutes; remove from heat and stir in the ricotta cheese, nutmeg and pepper.
  • Preheat your broiler; place toast slices on a sheet or pan that can go under the broiler.
  • Spread the sausage-cheese mixture on each slice of toast and sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.
  • Place on pan and broil for 3-4 minutes, or till the cheese is browned and the topping is kind of bubbly; you may need to do this in two batches.
  • Serve them hot!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.2, Fat 12.5, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 29.5, Sodium 596.5, Carbohydrate 13.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 0.9, Protein 12.9

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